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leon - 28 Feb 2004 15:06 GMT

Hi
I am struggling with Meniere's Disease. It just affects hearing on one ear.
Sometimes it is OK ,but most of the time hearing was bad. A year ago I had
heart attack followed by 100% blockage of "widow maker" artery. Hearing was
bad at those time. I did not have any heart problems before. Stent was
placed in my artery. After this I realized that my hearing become normal. It
was perfect and equal in both ears. After one year hearing start getting
worth and worth. Does this mean that my artery gets blocked again and heart
attack is coming? Can Meniere's Disease be some (maybe not direct) indicator
for blocked arteries?
Thank in advance.

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Jim Chinnis - 28 Feb 2004 16:01 GMT

"leon" <leon1210@comcast.net> wrote in part:

>Hi
>I am struggling with Meniere's Disease. It just affects hearing on one ear.
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>for blocked arteries?
>Thank in advance.

There is some evidence that a remission in Meniere's can be induced by
surgery--virtually any surgery. May be related to anaesthesia and the cortisol
rise.

It's long been observed that virtually any surgery can induce Meniere's
remissions. That's one reason that so many types of surgeries have been
developed for Meniere's and promoted by various ENTs.

I'd guess your atherosclerosis is unrelated to your Meniere's. I'd also guess
that the reason the Meniere's improved following the stent was due to the
impact on cortisol or a more specific effect of anaesthesia.

There is an association between atherosclerosis risk factors and Meniere's
reported in the literature, but it is not very convincing.

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Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG

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ENTconsult - 28 Feb 2004 23:02 GMT

Most interesting that your tinnitus and hearing improved with the heart stent.
Can you review your medications. Diuretics? Antiinflammatory? Cortisone?
Meniere's can respond to medications.
Murray Grossan, M.D.
http://www.ent-consult.com

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leon - 29 Feb 2004 18:49 GMT

I was and I am taking taking Aspirin 325, Toprol 50, Lipitor 20, Altace2.
Right after stent procedure I was taking Plavix for about a month.
Leo

> Most interesting that your tinnitus and hearing improved with the heart stent.
> Can you review your medications. Diuretics? Antiinflammatory? Cortisone?
> Meniere's can respond to medications.
> Murray Grossan, M.D.
> http://www.ent-consult.com

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Jim Chinnis - 29 Feb 2004 18:59 GMT

"leon" <leon1210@comcast.net> wrote in part:

>I was and I am taking taking Aspirin 325, Toprol 50, Lipitor 20, Altace2.
> Right after stent procedure I was taking Plavix for about a month.
>Leo

I know of one case report from a woman with "Meniere's" who was discovered to
have a platelet disorder (hyperaggregability). When she was placed on Plavix,
her symptoms essentially vanished. After being disabled for years she is now
mostly symptom free several years after starting the Plavix.

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Jim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA
Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG

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ENTconsult - 29 Feb 2004 22:00 GMT

Toprol is a beta blocker. Altace is an angiotensen inhibitior. Mechanism may be
similar to the action of Inderal for migraine.
Murray Grossan, M.D.
http://www.ent-consult.com

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